Treading water

[Tatyana Buzina]

Hello,
check this:

http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?HL=2&L1=1&L2=2&EXT=0&s=tread+water

It's not the best ever dictionary, but sometimes it comes in very handy.
Regards,
Tatyana

>Dear colleagues,
>
>Is there an equivalent in Russian for "to tread water" in the literal  
>sense of being able to stay afloat in water? (I'm less interested in  
>it's figurative meaning of "barely/managing" in some pursuit or  
>other).  None of my dictionaries seem to think so...
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Janneke
>
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Tatyana V. Buzina,
Associate Professor, Chair,
Dpt. of European Languages,
Institute for Linguistics,
Russian State U for the Humanities

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